Man, 49, dies after being buried alive constructing 6-foot-deep sand tunnel
Man, 49, is buried alive and killed while trying to build sand tunnel SIX FOOT deep on beach
- David Frasier of Fredericksburg, Virginia was spending a day at the beach Monday in Salvo, North Carolina when the accident happened
- Authorities say he built two 6-foot-deep holes in the sand and was trying to connect the two when the sand collapsed
- Frasier was buried for 10-15 minutes before emergency rescuers could reach him
- A registered nurse tried to revive Frasier to no avail. He was pronounced dead at the scene
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A 49-year-old Virginia man's trip to the beach turned tragic Monday when he died after being buried alive in the sand.
David Frasier of Fredericksburg, Virginia was spending the day with family at the beach in Salvo, North Carolina on Hatteras Island when the accident happened.
Authorities say the man had built two 6-foot-deep holes in the sand when he tried to connect them with a tunnel that afternoon.
But by the time he tried to connect the two, the sand had dried and it collapsed on him.
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Buried alive: A 49-year-old man in Fredericksburg, Virginia died on Monday while trying to build a sand tunnel at the beach in Salvo, North Carolina. The sand above him dried and collapsed, burying David Frasier alive. The beach pictured above the following day
Frasier was buried for 10 to 15 minutes before emergency workers could reach him.
A registered nurse visiting the beach tried to revive the man without luck and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
National Park Service spokesman Cyndy Holda says its been 10 years since someone in the area suffocated in collapsed sand.
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Share'It is rare,' Ms Holda told the Virginian-Pilot. 'It's probably too deep to be safe if you are using a shovel.'
According to statistics obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 561 people died across the country in similar circumstances between 1999 and 2010.
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